Line and Stacked Column Chart in Power BI

Power BI Line and Stacked Column Chart helps you visualize multiple dimensions, and measures. In this article we will show you, How to Create a Line and Stacked Column Chart in Power BI with example.

For this demonstration we are going to use the Excel Data Source that we created in our previous article. So, Please refer Connect Power BI to Excel Multiple Excel Sheets article to understand the Data Source.

How to Create a Line and Stacked Column Chart in Power BI

In order to create a Line and Stacked Column Chart, first Drag and Drop the Sales from Fields section to Canvas region. This will automatically create a Column Chart as we shown in below.

Next, let me add Product Subcategory Name to Axis section.

Let me sort the data by English Product Sub-category Name (By default, it is sorted by Sales Amount). To do this, click on the … (3 dots) on top right corner, and select the Sort By Product Sub-category Name option as we shown below.

Click on the Line and Stacked Column Chart under the Visualization section. This will automatically convert the Column Chart into an Line and Stacked Column Chart. From the below screenshot, currently you don’t see the change, because you have to add few more fields.

Next, we are adding Customer Segment to the Column Series section to convert it into the Stacked Column Chart.

Next, we are adding Profit to Line Values section to convert it into the Line and Stacked Column Chart.

Create a Line and Stacked Column Chart in Power BI – Approach 2

First, click on the Line and Stacked Column Chart under the Visualization section. This will automatically create a Line and Stacked Column Chart with dummy data as shown in below screenshot.

In order to add data to Line and Staked Column Chart, we have to add required fields:

• Shared Axis: Please specify the Column that represent the Vertical Axis.
• Column Series: Specify the Column to divide the Vertical Bars.
• Column Values: Any Numeric value such as sales amount, Total Sales etc that represent the Vertical bars.
• Line Values: Any Numeric value that represent the Line.

Let me drag the Sales Amount from Fields section to Column Values field, and Profit field to the Line Values Section.

Next, let me add Product Subcategory Name to shared Axis section. You can do this by dragging Product Subcategory Name to shared Axis section, or simply check mark the Product Subcategory Name column.

Let me sort the data by Product Subcategory Name. To do this, click on the … (3 dots) on top right corner, and select the Sort By Product Subcategory Name option as we shown below.

Next, add the Customer Segment to the Column Series section. That’s it, we got our Line and Stacked Column chart

Hover over any portion of a vertical bar will show you the Tool-tip of Product Subcategory, Customer Segment, and Sales Amount.

Hover over any portion of a Line will show you the Tool-tip of Product Subcategory, and Profit.

Let me do some quick formatting to this Line and Stacked Column Chart

NOTE: I suggest you to refer Format Line and Stacked Column Chart article to understand the steps involved in formatting the Lines, and Stacked Column Colors, Title etc.

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